14. Dino Gaudio, Wake Forest

Gaudio is lucky to have a second chance at Wake Forest after not having a single winning season at Army or Loyola.

As an assistant to Skip Prosser, Gaudio helped recruit phenom and NBA star Chris Paul and assisted on the 2004 Sweet 16 squad.

Because he was so close to Prosser, after his unfortunate death, Gaudio got the job and has gotten some great recruits (Gary Johnson, Jeff Teague, Al-Farouq Aminu) but has no success in March to show for it.

13. Steve Donahue, Cornell

As the legendary Fran Dunphy's padawan at Penn, Coach Donahue helped make the Quakers into an Ivy superpower. He took some of Penn's magic and slowly built the struggling Cornell Big Red into a perennial NCAA tournament team.

Donahue was a great shooter at Division III Ursinus, and excellent three-point shooting has been a hallmark of his recent Cornell teams. This could help his Big Red break the athletic barriers in the tournament.

12. Murry Bartow, ETSU

Bartow is one of the most underrated mid-major coaches in the country. He made the postseason three times at UAB and has yet to suffer a losing season at ETSU despite being a small fish in the Tennessee talent pool.

The Bucs have made consecutive tourney appearances, and his time as Bob Knight's assistant in the '80s has really worn off on Coach Bartow.

11. Buzz Williams, Marquette

Thanks to his connections with former Marquette coach Tom Crean, Williams easily got the Golden Eagles job. However, he hasn't disappointed on the court. He won a tourney game last year and won 22 games in a rebuilding year this season.

Marquette has the potential to make a Sweet 16 run in an easy draw, and Buzz should definitely move up this list after some more great recruiting classes and clutch Big East wins.

8. Steve Alford, New Mexico

As a player and coach, Alford has always been on top. He won a national championship and gold medal as a point guard on Bob Knight's Indiana and USA teams. He built Missouri State into a mid-major powerhouse, making the Sweet 16.

At Iowa, Steve Alford used his basketball knowledge to win in the regular season, but he didn't have the talent to win in March.

He has turned around the Lobos program and given them a chance to have their best season in history with a careful, balanced style of play and great home court advantage at the Pit.

4. Bo Ryan, Wisconsin

Bo Ryan's tenure at Wisconsin hasn't been flashy, but he's made the Badgers a basketball power at a football school and made the tournament every year of his career at Madison.

His teams always excel at defense, and all of his players, except for NBA All-Star Devin Harris, have stayed at Wisconsin all four years.

With his dedication to defense and senior leadership (Trevon Hughes this year), Ryan will continue to have success in the Sweet 16, but he has yet to make it past the Elite Eight, even as a No. 2 seed in 2008.

3. Rick Barnes, Texas

In his long, successful career, Rick Barnes has managed to make two football schools into successful hoops programs: Clemson first and then Texas. At Providence, Clemson, and Texas, he has suffered one losing season and taken 18 teams to March Madness.

His main skill is recruiting because he has drawn blue-chip players like Kevin Durant, T.J. Ford, D.J. Augustin, and Damion James to Austin.

Barnes has won three regular season titles at Texas but has been to one Final Four. If he can harness his team's talents, Barnes could shoot up this list.

2. Bob Huggins, West Virginia

For two decades, Bob Huggins' big mouth, coaching, and recruiting skills have been a fixture in college basketball. He has won more games than John Wooden and took the Cincinnati Bearcats to 14 straight tournaments.

At Cincinnati, he recruited and developed many great players like Kenyon Martin, James White, and Nick Van Exel. He drew Michael Beasley to K-State, and his young players like Devin Ebanks were key contributors to West Virginia's Big East tourney run.

With his coaching acumen and his most talented team since Kenyon Martin's Bearcats, Huggins could have his first Final Four team in 20 years.

1. John Calipari, Kentucky

Though not as experienced as Huggins or Barnes, Calipari has put his mark on college basketball. At UMass, he led a mid-major team to a Final Four and made Marcus Camby into an NBA-caliber big man.

His dribble drive offense revitalized Memphis basketball and led to NCAA appearances and lottery picks for the Tigers.

Calipari has had five straight 30-win seasons and four straight Sweet 16s. He has recruited and developed NBA picks from Dajuan Wagner to Tyreke Evans and Derrick Rose, and probably DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall.

His teams are always talented, well-coached, and play offense with passion. Calipari just needs a championship to be cemented as a coaching legend.